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Miki Sudo
Miki Sudo at the 2015 Pumpkin Festival Competitive Eating contest
Born (1985-07-23) July 23, 1985 (age 38)
New York, New York, U.S.[1]
OccupationCompetitive eater
SpouseNick Wehry
Children1 (Max)

Miki Victoria Sudo (born July 23, 1985[2][3]) is an American competitive eater. She won the women's competition at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest every year from 2014 to 2020, unseating Sonya Thomas, who had won the women's competition since its inception in 2011. She captured her ninth title in 2023.

Early life

Sudo was born to a European American mother and Japanese father.[4][5] At the age of five, she moved to Japan with her family and lived there for seven years before returning to the United States.[4]

Competitive eating career

Sudo entered the competitive eating circuit in 2013, winning a pho eating contest.[6] In 2014 she became Major League Eating's top ranked female competitive eater, and in 2015 reached the top three overall.[4] She is ranked 3rd in the world with Major League Eating as of 2022, and holds 4 world records in Kimchi, Hotdish, ice cream, and the women's record for hot dogs.

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest results

2023 Contest 39.5 1st place
2022 Contest 40 1st place
2020 Contest 48.5 1st place
2019 Contest 31 1st place
2018 Contest 37 1st place
2017 Contest 41 1st place
2016 Contest 38.5 1st place[7]
2015 Contest 38 1st place[8]
2014 Contest 34 1st place[9]

Other achievements

Event Name Placement Total Unit Duration Location Date
Knott's Boysenberry Festival World Pie Eating Championship 3rd 9.5[10] pounds 8 min Buena Park, CA 2016 Mar 19
Silver Slipper World Meat Pie Eating Championship 2nd 21.5[11] meat pies 10 min Bay St. Louis, MS 2016 Mar 5
The Palm Beach Outlets World Birthday Cake-Eating Championship 2nd 9[12] pounds 8 min West Palm Beach, FL 2016 Feb 14
World Chili Eating Challenge 3rd 6[13] 32 oz. bowls 6 min Orlando, FL 2016 Feb 6
World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail-Eating Championship 2nd 7.42[14] pounds 8 min Indianapolis, IN 2015 Dec 5
Foxwoods World Turkey-Eating Championship 1st 8.8[15] pounds 10 min Mashantucket, CT 2015 Nov 21
World Record Gumbo Eating Championship 2nd 14.5[16] pounds 8 min Larose, LA 2015 Nov 7
Siegi's World Championship Bratwurst Eating Contest 2nd 43[17] sausages 10 min Tulsa, OK 2015 Oct 24
Martorano's Masters World Pasta Eating Championship 2nd 7[18] pounds 8 min Las Vegas, NV 2015 Oct 17
Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship 2nd 13.75[19] pounds 8 min Elk Grove, CA 2015 Oct 4
Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship 1st 61[20] tamales 12 min Lewisville, TX 2015 Sep 26
U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship 2nd 170[21] wings 12 min Buffalo, NY 2015 Sep 6
Buffalo Buffet Bowl 3rd 5 lbs. food 10m32s[22] Buffalo, NY 2015 Sep 5
John Ascuaga's Nugget World Rib Eating Championship 3rd 6.25[23] pounds 12 min Sparks, NV 2015 Sep 2
Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship 3rd 178[24] gyozas 10 min Los Angeles, CA 2015 Aug 22
Chacho's World Taco Eating Contest 3rd 58[25] tacos 8 min San Jose, CA 2015 Aug 15
Hooters World Wing Eating Championship 7th 154[26] wings 10 min Clearwater, FL 2015 Jul 25
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - women 1st 38[27] hot dogs 10 min Brooklyn, NY 2015 Jul 4
Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment World Pork Roll-Eating Championship 2nd 5.5[28] pounds 10 min East Rutherford, NJ 2015 Jun 20
Ribfest Chicago's RIBMANIA Eating Championship 2nd 2.9[29] pounds 8 min Chicago, IL 2015 Jun 12
Denver Outlaws World Burrito Eating Championship Presented By Illegal Pete's 2nd 13.875[30] pounds 10 min Denver, CO 2015 May 24
West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship 2nd 28.5[31] rolls 10 min Fairmont, WV 2015 May 23
Niko Niko's World Gyro Eating Championship 3rd 14.5[32] gyros 10 min Houston, TX 2015 May 17
The Knott's Boysenberry Festival World Pie Eating Championship 2nd 11.3[33] pounds 8 min Buena Park, CA 2015 Mar 28
World Chili Eating Challenge 2nd 7.25 bowls 6 min Orlando, FL 2015 Mar 7
The Palm Beach Outlets World Birthday Cake-Eating Championship 2nd 9 pounds 8 min West Palm Beach, FL 2015 Feb 14
Foxwoods World Turkey-Eating Championship 3rd 6.2 pounds 10 min Mashantucket, CT 2014 Nov 22
Horseshoe World Pierogi-Eating Championship 3rd 83 pierogies 8 min Hammond, IN 2014 Oct 8
Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship 3rd 12.5 pies 8 min Elk Grove, CA 2014 Oct 5
Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship 2nd 65 tamales 12 min Lewisville, TX 2014 Sep 27
World Oyster Eating Championship 2nd 145 oysters 3 min Hillsborough, Northern Ireland 2014 Sep 6
John Ascuaga's Nugget World Rib Eating Championship 3rd 6.4375 pounds 12 min Sparks, NV 2014 Aug 27
Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship 3rd 199 dumplings 10 min Los Angeles, CA 2014 Aug 16
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - women 1st 34 hot dogs 10 min Brooklyn, NY 2014 Jul 4
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier 1st 40 hot dogs 10 min Sonoma, CA 2014 Jun 22
Ribfest Chicago's RIBMANIA Eating Championship 1st 4.8 pounds 8 min Chicago, IL 2014 Jun 6
West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship 2nd 26 rolls 10 min Fairmont, WV 2014 May 24
National Sweet Corn Eating Championship 2nd 42 ears 12 min West Palm Beach, FL 2014 Apr 27
World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship 3rd 7.25 pounds 10 min Stockton, CA 2014 Apr 26
Magnify Credit Union World Ice Cream Eating Championship 2nd 13.5 pints 6 min Lakeland, FL 2014 Apr 12
Creek Indian Taco Eating Contest at Wind Creek's THROW DOWN 3rd 18.5 Indian tacos 8 min Atmore, AL 2014 Mar 29
World Twinkie Eating Championship 3rd 71 Twinkies 6 min Tunica, MS 2013 Oct 26
Ben's Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship 3rd 1.687 gallons 6 min Washington, DC 2013 Oct 12
Radcliff Days World Hard-Boiled Egg Eating Championship 3rd 109 eggs 8 min Radcliff, KY 2013 Oct 5
Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship 3rd 76 tamales 10 min Lewisville, TX 2013 Sep 28
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship 2nd 61.5 sausages 10 min Cincinnati, OH 2013 Sep 22
U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship 1st 6.7 pounds 12 min Buffalo, NY 2013 Sep 1
Buffalo Buffet Bowl 1st 5 lbs. misc items 4m17s Buffalo, NY 2013 Aug 31
John Ascuaga's Nugget World Rib Eating Championship 3rd 7.1 pounds 12 min Sparks, NV 2013 Aug 28
Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship 3rd 204 dumplings 10 min Los Angeles, CA 2013 Aug 17
World Kimchi Eating Championship 1st 17 plates 6 min Chicago, IL 2013 Aug 11
Hooters World Wing Eating Championship 2nd 155 wings 10 min Clearwater, FL 2013 Jul 25
Hooters Wing Eating Qualifier 1st 192 wings 10 min Las Vegas, NV 2013 Jun 26
Ribfest Chicago's RIBMANIA Eating Championship 1st 2.9 pounds 6 min Chicago, IL 2013 Jun 7
West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship 2nd 27.5 rolls 10 min Fairmont, WV 2013 May 25
World Gyro Eating Championship 3rd 15.5 gyros 10 min Houston, TX 2013 May 19
World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship 3rd 7.5 pounds 10 min Stockton, CA 2013 Apr 27
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier 1st 40 hot dogs 10 min Las Vegas, NV 2013 Apr 20

Personal life

Sudo has been in a relationship with fellow competitive eater Nick Wehry since 2018. In January 2021, the couple announced they were expecting their first child; as a result, Sudo skipped the 2021 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. They were engaged in April of that same year. Sudo still served as a commentator for the Nathan’s event on ESPN.[34] They were married between 2021 and 2023.[35]

See also

References

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